Job summary
Closing Date: 19.11.24 (this may change dependent on response)
Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 20.11.24
Interview expected to take place 12.12.24
Within the Specialist Medicine CSU we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our established Senior Leadership Team (SLT). Working alongside many other experienced professionals our CSU strives to deliver the best care.
As a the CSU Deputy Director of Nursing (DDoN) you will be responsible for nursing within our defined portfolio of services along with representing the CSU at a number of Trust forums and leading defined projects delegated by the Chief Nurse or Director of Nursing (Ops) for the wider Trust.
Working closely with your CSU SLT and Chief Nurse Team you will ensure quality and safety is delivered and financial, strategic and operational plans are met.
If you are forward thinking, dynamic and enthusiastic and have experience at band 8a or above level with proven leadership and management skills then look no further. You will support and develop the nursing workforce ensuring your Senior Nursing staff and their teams are valued and skilled.
Main duties of the job
As DDoN (Deputy Director of Nursing for Specialist Medicine CSU) you will be a visible and reassuring presence for our staff, our patients and their families ensuring high quality care is delivered for all patients at all times. You will engage the multi-professional team in a continuous drive for quality, as well as demonstrating extensive clinical and leadership experience.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Job description and Person Specification for this role are attached to the advert for your information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Job description and Person Specification for this role are attached to the advert for your information.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant current Operational management / leadership experience at 8a /Matron level in an acute NHS organisation.
- Significant post registration experience
- Experience in leading and managing staff
- Experience of mentorship and staff development
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of Health Policy and its impact on the Professional Nursing Agenda and BTHFT
- Experience of delivering service improvements with demonstrable positive impact on patient safety, patient experience and quality of care
- Evidence of a track record of developing nursing, or research experience and audit application
- Leading and developing a team
- Budget management including human resource management
- Quality assurance and quality improvement
- Complaints handling
- Policy implementation
- Participation in Trust-wide initiatives/ committee membership
- Proven experience in managing and implementing change
- Negotiating skills
- Team building skills
- Appraisal skills
- Ability to manage change
- Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- IT Skills (Including proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages and accurate, fast typing skills)
- Capable of working strategically (business planning, service improvements, strategies for infection control)
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Maintain accurate records
- Report writing / presentation skills
- Ability to undertake surveys or audits, as necessary e.g. audit of clinical incidents
- Ability to manage, motivate and empower others
- Well-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand and deliver the Trust's expectations
- Attributes of patient centred approach
- Quality benchmarking
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
- Ability to undertake: oRoot cause analysis oService improvement experience
Desirable
- Management / Leadership at 8a / Matron level in a speciality within the defined role portfolio
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit, R and D processes and practice
- Ability to lead a large team
- Organisation and management skills with ability to prioritise and delegate
Knowledge
Essential
- Quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit
- Budget and people management
- Current issues in healthcare/specialty
- Nursing Agenda
- Clinical Governance
- IP and C
- Fundamentals of Care
- Patient Safety Issues
- Health and Safety
- Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief "up the line"
- A commitment to improving research services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
- Knowledge of the key regulations, outcomes and assessment methods used by the Care Quality Commission in judgement of healthcare organisations
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level Registered Nurse (with current registration with NMC)
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Evidence of on going and relevant personal and professional development in the last 2 years
- Recognised post graduate study within a Leadership programme with evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
- Evidence of commitment to continuous learning and application in practice
- Masters level study in a relevant subject with evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
Desirable
- QSIR or Prince2 :Project management qualification
Other requirements
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant current Operational management / leadership experience at 8a /Matron level in an acute NHS organisation.
- Significant post registration experience
- Experience in leading and managing staff
- Experience of mentorship and staff development
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of Health Policy and its impact on the Professional Nursing Agenda and BTHFT
- Experience of delivering service improvements with demonstrable positive impact on patient safety, patient experience and quality of care
- Evidence of a track record of developing nursing, or research experience and audit application
- Leading and developing a team
- Budget management including human resource management
- Quality assurance and quality improvement
- Complaints handling
- Policy implementation
- Participation in Trust-wide initiatives/ committee membership
- Proven experience in managing and implementing change
- Negotiating skills
- Team building skills
- Appraisal skills
- Ability to manage change
- Articulate with advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure
- IT Skills (Including proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages and accurate, fast typing skills)
- Capable of working strategically (business planning, service improvements, strategies for infection control)
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Maintain accurate records
- Report writing / presentation skills
- Ability to undertake surveys or audits, as necessary e.g. audit of clinical incidents
- Ability to manage, motivate and empower others
- Well-developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams, and have them understand and deliver the Trust's expectations
- Attributes of patient centred approach
- Quality benchmarking
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with good listening skills
- High level of work organisation, self-motivation, drive for performance and improvement, and flexibility in approach and attitude
- Strong sense of commitment to openness, honesty and integrity in undertaking the role
- Ability to undertake: oRoot cause analysis oService improvement experience
Desirable
- Management / Leadership at 8a / Matron level in a speciality within the defined role portfolio
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of quality, standard setting and audit, R and D processes and practice
- Ability to lead a large team
- Organisation and management skills with ability to prioritise and delegate
Knowledge
Essential
- Quality, standard setting, benchmarking and audit
- Budget and people management
- Current issues in healthcare/specialty
- Nursing Agenda
- Clinical Governance
- IP and C
- Fundamentals of Care
- Patient Safety Issues
- Health and Safety
- Sound political judgement and astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy, and diverse interest groups, and common sense in knowing when to brief "up the line"
- A commitment to improving research services through an ability to sustain a clear performance focus on achieving demanding goals
- Knowledge of the key regulations, outcomes and assessment methods used by the Care Quality Commission in judgement of healthcare organisations
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level Registered Nurse (with current registration with NMC)
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Evidence of on going and relevant personal and professional development in the last 2 years
- Recognised post graduate study within a Leadership programme with evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
- Evidence of commitment to continuous learning and application in practice
- Masters level study in a relevant subject with evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
Desirable
- QSIR or Prince2 :Project management qualification
Other requirements
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
